tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68908952024-03-14T08:16:08.722-04:00Between The 'Burgh and The CityA View of Faith, Politics, Music & More by Paul SnatchkoPaul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.comBlogger1915125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-32886452303690999942024-02-08T09:53:00.000-05:002024-02-08T09:53:30.062-05:00A Hunch<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Old Blog,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a hunch ... </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A reason for some of the weakness in our current political system is that some of the people who might be U.S. political leaders today were killed in the Vietnam War or died of AIDS in the 1980s.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A chunk of a generational cohort with bravado (perhaps sometimes foolhardy bravado) ... who were risk-takers (perhaps sometimes of dumb risks) ... were killed off early.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Today, they would be around 70 years old, maybe around 60 years old for some of the victims of AIDS.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And, into the void, ran some of the middling, value-less, unpatriotic political leaders we have today.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Food for thought, anyway ...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Love,</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul</span></i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-20737336427236824102024-02-01T13:14:00.000-05:002024-02-01T13:14:06.337-05:00Dictators Need Not Apply<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Old Blog,</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A thought regarding the presidential race:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">No policy gain (even one that I really want) is worth having a dictator or even a president who moderately disrespects the rule of law.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">First of all, because this is the United States of America. We are a democratic republic and we get our wins through the democratic process.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But, secondly, because a policy win handed to you by a dictator can always be changed at the whim of a dictator.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In the United States, we do not have kings or queens. We have a president who is constrained by the rule of law and the separation of powers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And, we don't need a president who sees himself or herself as the Messiah or one with a savior complex.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We already have Jesus, thank you.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul</span></i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-73439936897646870892023-08-10T16:49:00.000-04:002023-08-10T16:49:02.038-04:00Five Questions with Paulist Deacon Affiliate Drew DicksonDear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div>Are the lights still on on over here?</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry for being away for so long.</div><div><br /></div><div>I do miss old-school blogging circa 2008 and 2009.</div><div><br /></div><div>Over in Catholic land at my day job with the <a href="http://paulist.org" target="_blank">Paulist Fathers</a> (now my longest-ever job), today is the Feast of St. Lawrence, bishop and martyr.</div><div><br /></div><div>He is one of the patron saint of deacons.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, for a "Throwback Thursday" or a "Thursday Throwback," here is a 2021 "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS" target="_blank">Five Questions</a>" <a href="https://youtu.be/OptzPvAmidk" target="_blank">conversation between Mike Hayes and Deacon Drew Dickson</a>, one of the <a href="https://paulist.org/ministry/deacon-affiliates/" target="_blank">Paulist Deacon Affiliates</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Money quote from Deacon Drew:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>"Being a minister helps the minister. When you are trying to do the work – no matter how clumsy you may be at it – when you are with people trying to do the work, it comes back to you.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"I get more out of it than I give."</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/OptzPvAmidk" target="_blank">Watch it here</a>:</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OptzPvAmidk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. Deacon Drew is one of the three Paulist Deacon Affiliates who host the Paulist podcast "<a href="http://DeaconsPod.com" target="_blank">Deacons Pod</a>."</div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-86270513206766601962020-07-24T23:55:00.004-04:002022-03-11T13:24:58.109-05:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 133<span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Old Blog,</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Over at the <a href="https://paulist.org/" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Fathers</b></a>' "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS"><b>Five Questions with a Paulist</b></a>" series, we have expanded the series to include Paulist Associates and others.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://paulist.org/ministry/associates" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Associates</b></a> are non-ordained women and men who have a strong connection to the Paulist Fathers and wish to align themselves with the missionary society’s spirituality and charism. </span><span>They make an annual promise to embody the ideals of the Paulists in their daily lives. </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In this installment, Mike Hayes speaks with <a href="https://youtu.be/fciZFoMdVgs" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Associate Dennis Hurley</b></a>:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fciZFoMdVgs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul </span></i></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-73107435636152071732020-07-23T12:56:00.007-04:002022-03-11T13:23:47.503-05:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 132<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Old Blog,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Here is another video from </span><a href="https://landingsintl.org/"><b>Landings International</b></a><span>'s "</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66"><b>Reflections for a Troubled Age</b></a><span>" series.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/UVJnO99ZYBU"><b>This installment</b></a><span> was inspired by moment on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India:</span></span></p><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UVJnO99ZYBU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
Love,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul</span></i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-68946804448485271372020-07-22T23:55:00.003-04:002021-07-08T17:40:18.838-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 131<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p>Here is another installment in the <a href="http://paulist.org" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Fathers</b></a>' "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS">Five Questions with a Paulist</a></b>" series:</p><p>In <a href="https://youtu.be/nOUw-OhI52U" target="_blank"><b>this video</b></a>, our old friend Mike Hayes chats with <b><a href="https://youtu.be/nOUw-OhI52U" target="_blank">Paulist Fr. Steve Bell</a></b>, associate director of Newman Hall - Holy Spirit Parish in Berkeley, CA:</p><p style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nOUw-OhI52U" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>To get to know Fr. Steve even better, check out <a href="https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/theres-just-no-greater-privilege/" target="_blank"><b>this profile video</b></a> from 2017 when he a campus minister at St. Thomas More Newman Center in Columbus, OH:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1izOcsxbgOA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
</p><p>(In my work for the Paulists, I serve as an executive producer for these profile videos.) </p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul</i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-16232110804245890872020-07-21T23:55:00.001-04:002021-07-08T17:12:35.328-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 130<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p><a href="https://landingsintl.org/" target="_blank"><b>Landings International</b></a> keeps creating these wonderful videos for its "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66" target="_blank">Reflections for a Troubled Age</a></b>" series.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/xayHHcw_HMM" target="_blank"><b>This installment</b></a> was inspired by a lighthouse at Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia:</p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xayHHcw_HMM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Paul</i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-34631724846191115922020-07-20T23:55:00.019-04:002020-12-10T09:55:57.442-05:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 129<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p>Continuing with the <a href="http://paulist.org" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Fathers</b></a>' "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS" target="_blank">Five Questions with a Paulist</a>" series</b>:</p><p><a href="https://paulist.org/who-we-are/bio/fr-donald-a-andrie/" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Fr. Don Andrie</b></a> is pastor of St. John XXIII University Parish in Knoxville, TN. He spoke with Mike Hayes on May 7, 2020:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Umdj-NlLUtM" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul </i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-28260104178222346992020-07-19T23:55:00.001-04:002020-12-10T08:45:02.683-05:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 128<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p>Continuing with <a href="http://landingsintl.org" target="_blank"><b>Landings International</b></a>'s "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66" target="_blank"><b>Reflections for a Troubled Age</b></a>" series:</p><p>The photo for meditation in <a href="https://youtu.be/rntPG52OHxA" target="_blank"><b>this installment</b></a> comes from the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand:</p><p style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rntPG52OHxA" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul</i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-46303388552146229322020-07-18T11:28:00.001-04:002020-10-30T11:45:04.856-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 127<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p><b><a href="http://paulist.org/who-we-are/bio/fr-joachim-lally/" target="_blank">Paulist Fr. Joachim Lally</a></b> lives in Grand Rapids, MI.</p><p>In <a href="https://youtu.be/a013lgEd-dc" target="_blank"><b>this installment</b></a> of "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS"><b>Five Questions with a Paulist</b></a>," Fr. Joachim spoke with Mike Hayes about life during the COVID-19 pandemic:</p><p style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a013lgEd-dc" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul</i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-38972349162799618542020-07-17T23:55:00.018-04:002020-10-23T14:26:20.635-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 126<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p>Here is another offering from <b><a href="http://landingsintl.org">Landings International</a>'</b>s special video series "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66" target="_blank">Reflections for a Troubled Age</a>.</b>"</p><p>The photo used for inspiration is from Soundscape Park in Miami, FL:</p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KFHu4uIKf7c" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul </i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-19059095041106679112020-07-16T23:55:00.020-04:002020-10-05T14:41:44.927-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 125<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here is another installment in the "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS" target="_blank">Five Questions with a Paulist</a></b>" series.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In this video, Mike Hayes chats with <a href="https://youtu.be/1zBZB986iF0" target="_blank"><b>Paulist Fr. Stuart Wilson-Smith</b></a>, associate pastor of Old St. Mary's Church in Chicago: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1zBZB986iF0" width="560"></iframe>
</p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul</i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-68448921421285466682020-07-15T23:55:00.023-04:002020-10-05T13:06:02.874-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 124<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p><b>"How do I practice compassion?"</b></p><p>That is one of the reflection questions in this <a href="https://youtu.be/qwZlP4qn6-o" target="_blank"><b>seventh video</b></a> from <a href="https://landingsintl.org/" target="_blank"><b>Landings International</b></a>'s "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66" target="_blank"><b>Reflections for a Troubled Age</b></a>" series:</p><p style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qwZlP4qn6-o" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul</i></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-6900377814924213172020-07-14T23:55:00.001-04:002020-08-20T17:51:13.596-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 123<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><p>As I have mentioned before in this space, managing the Paulist Fathers' "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS"><b>Five Questions with a Paulist</b></a>" video series has been part of how I have spent my time during the pandemic.</p><p>Our old friend <b><a href="https://googlinggod.com/">Mike Hayes</a></b> is on the front end conducting the interviews. I'm behind the scenes helping to select the interviewees and then, when completed, executing the social media shares.</p><p>Here is the third video in that series: "<a href="https://youtu.be/k-ZjIqsJWDs"><b>Five Questions with Paulist Fr. Charlie Donahue</b></a>":</p><p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-ZjIqsJWDs" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Love,</p><p><i>Paul</i></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-59877060767422954112020-07-13T23:55:00.001-04:002020-08-20T17:14:10.882-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 122<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4TDPsew0VUGMeJdI8gPaXkcVeIxOCAXMIVtSxPi-KfXr8mQc10E7xSBCJt2PE9G3GtwC9_BDsgC4CvSZ0mBZmPyueGB9r1CEbxRuGH0eSDejgwmJqgAvevZXVtI1OePMQ3LW/s768/TRUST.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="608" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4TDPsew0VUGMeJdI8gPaXkcVeIxOCAXMIVtSxPi-KfXr8mQc10E7xSBCJt2PE9G3GtwC9_BDsgC4CvSZ0mBZmPyueGB9r1CEbxRuGH0eSDejgwmJqgAvevZXVtI1OePMQ3LW/w400-h256/TRUST.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div><b>Serious questions:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Would you hire Donald Trump to be an intern in your office?</div><div><br /></div><div>Would you trust Donald Trump to babysit your child?</div><div><br /></div><div>Would you leave your pet in the care of Donald Trump?</div><div><br /></div><div>Would you trust Donald Trump to water your house plants?</div><div><br /></div><div>If the answer is "No" to these questions, why would anyone vote for him?</div><div><br /></div><div>Family and friends, please support <b><a href="https://joebiden.com/" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a></b> for president.</div><div><br /></div><div>We need to put a trustworthy adult back in the Oval Office.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-48975099523481678662020-07-12T23:55:00.000-04:002020-08-20T16:48:21.332-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 121<p>Dear Old Blog,</p><div>Here is the <b><a href="https://youtu.be/VciPFLTeG7U">sixth video</a></b> in <b><a href="https://landingsintl.org/">Landings International</a></b>'s "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66"><b>Reflections for a Troubled Age</b></a>" series:<br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VciPFLTeG7U" width="560"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Paul</i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-30185839167690733782020-07-11T11:55:00.000-04:002020-07-30T18:54:24.406-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 120Dear Old Blog, <div><br /></div><div> Mitt Romney is spot-on in this tweet about Trump commuting the sentence of Roger Stone:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.</p>— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) <a href="https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1281937795616067586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-89045482060593660302020-07-10T23:55:00.005-04:002020-07-30T18:51:08.031-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 119Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div>Trump <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/10/887721441/trump-commutes-sentence-of-longtime-friend-and-adviser-roger-stone"><b>commuted the prison sentence</b></a> of Roger Stone today.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's one more in the endless list of reasons why Trump must be soundly defeated on November 3.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Respect for the rule of law must be restored.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-30564567735429313182020-07-09T23:55:00.013-04:002020-07-24T13:16:35.608-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 118Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://paulsnatchko.blogspot.com/2020/06/covid-19-diary-day-103.html"><b>On June 24</b></a>, I wrote in this space about the "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXxRnMfPFFgpncl-ZzRQ7uLS" target="_blank">Five Questions</a></b>" series that I have been producing for work during these quarantine days.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the second video in that series: "<a href="https://youtu.be/_4ONAKM5DNk"><b>Five Questions with Paulist Fr. Rich Andre</b></a>" (hosted by my buddy <a href="https://googlinggod.com/"><b>Mike Hayes</b></a>):</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_4ONAKM5DNk" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><div><i>Paul</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-66759352428485738352020-07-08T23:55:00.009-04:002020-07-23T21:15:15.240-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 117Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div>Here is the <a href="https://youtu.be/BxHKKRlq4MY"><b>fifth video</b></a> in <a href="https://landingsintl.org"><b>Landings International</b></a>'s "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrd9oadgqwXwiMpQE6f0NpUzvtMFZwN66">Reflections for a Troubled Age</a></b>" series:
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BxHKKRlq4MY" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-35764410581737928782020-07-07T23:55:00.024-04:002020-07-23T20:24:48.428-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 116Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div>The great composer <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone">Ennio Morricone</a></b> died yesterday at the age of 91.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like so many, Morricone's wonderful music for the film "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mission_(1986_film)"><b>The Mission</b></a>" touched my heart, and brought tears to my eyes, many times.</div><div><br /></div><div>In fact, Eric and I had "Gabriel's Oboe" from "The Mission" played for our assembled guests prior to the beginning of our wedding service in 2013. It was performed by James Mobley, who then played oboe at our parish, the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, in New York City.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is James playing "<b><a href="https://youtu.be/kKs5tjUAx14">Gabriel's Oboe</a></b>" again in 2014:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kKs5tjUAx14" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-27741057645239280182020-07-06T23:55:00.004-04:002020-07-11T17:40:49.874-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 115Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry this has to be spelled out:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Donald Trump is a racist.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>He says racist things. He supports racists. He has racist policies.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are people in our own families who support Donald Trump.</div><div><br /></div><div>Those people enable his racist statements.
Those people enable his support of racists.
Those people enable his racist policies.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, those people are also racists.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Trump supporters are racists.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry if they are members of your families. I'm sorry that some of them are members of my family. </div><div><br /></div><div>But, bottom line:</div><div><br /></div><div>If your sweet grandma supports Trump, your grandma is a racist.</div><div><br /></div><div>If your Wall Street-working brother supports Trump, your brother is a racist.</div><div><br /></div><div>If a cousin of mine supports Trump, that cousin of mine is a racist.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is how it is.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, racists should hang their heads in shame.
They should repent and turn away from Trump before our country is damaged further.
<div><br /></div><div>Love,<div><i>Paul</i></div></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-61389784032698299382020-07-05T23:55:00.001-04:002020-07-11T17:03:50.324-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 114Dear Old Blog, <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.towleroad.com/2020/07/fire-island-covid/">To all the gays at Fire Island</a></b>: </div><div><br /></div><div>We need you to stay alive to vote for Joe Biden in November.</div><div><br /></div><div>Social distance and wear masks, dammit! </div><div><br /></div><div>No parties! Go home! Stay home!</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul </i></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-76953247964541112282020-07-04T23:55:00.000-04:002020-07-11T17:00:36.350-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 113Dear Old Blog,<div><br /></div><div>Happy Independence Day!</div><div><br /></div><div>I spied this video about "Strawberry Pretzel Salad" on Facebook today. It made me homesick for summertime picnics in Western Pennsylvania:<br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FVeryLocalPGH%2Fvideos%2F279352383334390%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Love,</div><div><i>Paul</i></div></div></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890895.post-41351341389960707382020-07-03T23:55:00.008-04:002020-07-11T16:42:36.087-04:00COVID-19 Diary: Day 112<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hrGwCJQoeVo" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dear Old Blog,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Eric and I watched "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)"><b>Hamilton</b></a>" <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/hamilton/3uPmBHWlO6HJ"><b>on Disney+</b></a> tonight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was superb.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was our first time seeing the musical. At the time we moved to Orlando, we thought the tickets to the Broadway show were still too expensive. We were waiting for the price to go down a bit more.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lin-Manuel Miranda (our one-time neighbor in NYC's Washington Heights) really is one of the great talents of our time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Paul</i></div>Paul Snatchkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095161921742904453noreply@blogger.com0